Heritage in Numbers
By Ng Kar Yong
July 2019 STATISTICS
The George Town World Heritage site (WHS) stretches over an area of 259.42ha, with the core and buffer zones consisting 42.2% (109.38 hectares) and 57.8% (150.04 hectares) respectively (Figure 1).Table 1 shows the number of buildings located in the core and buffer zones. As of 2016, more than 5,000 buildings were recorded, with 51.2% found in the core zone and the remaining 48.8% in the buffer zone. These buildings can be divided into four categories: Category 1, Category 2, Infill and Replacement.1Out of more than...
Ng Kar Yong
is a statistician at Penang Institute who loves art and nature.
